Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-11

the oysters nearly every one in the party
was attacked with violent purging and
vomiting None of the cases proved fatal,
although many suffered from the effects
for several days. The oysters were bought
in wooden pals and eight gallons were
consumed. Local physicians feel sure that
nothing in the cooking caused the trouble.
Similar cases of poisoning from oysters
were reported in the adjoining townships
Of Berlin, Odessa and Keene. and also in
Lowell. Kent county. Samples OF the
oysters have been sent TO DR.. Vaughn or
the university. who will make chemical
examination of the oysters and OF the
milk il he can get samples Of that used
To provide better facilities for making
just such examinations as this is one OF
the reasons why the regents and the board
Of health asked the legislature for an APP
preparation 10 build the hygiene labora-
tory in Ann Arbor.
The salt product is in excess of the de-
mand, and some of the salt blocks have
quit TO await a rise in prices. One pro-
ducer says IF they don't let up on bor-
ing Michigan full of salt holes the price
will go down instead Of up"
The L. :. internal revenue Office for the
western district of Michigan collected S.
hap during January, of which $50 was
for oleomargarine.
Marcelus township, Cass county, is the
home of u men who are over IS years OF
age, the eldest, Edward Littell, is -. The
sum of their ages is l9s years.
Augustus Little ohm, better known rs
crazy Littlejohn," once great temper
ance orator. brother TO the late Judge
Littlejohn OF Allegan, and once one OF the
one OF the best known men in the north
west, has been admitted TO the Kalamazoo
county poor house. lie has reached the
age of ST, and is very poor.
The managers Of the national drill 10
take place in Washington in May next,
announce that the following Michigan
companies will be present: Fourth Michi-
gan brigade, national guard, Col. +. Rob
inson, Detroit Jackson guards, Capt f
II. Hatch; Grand Bapids guards Capt. w.
I. McGurrin; Custer guards, Chas S.
Rose, Grand Rapids Detroit city grays,
Capt Bergman; Co ID. second regiment,
Copt A. Trask Saginaw; Co. b, fourth
regiment. Capt. j. J. Atkinson, Detroit;
Co. ID, first regiment, Capt. J. Gabelein,
Jackson Michigan military academy ca
diets, Col. J. Sumner Rogers, Orchard Lake.
The Congregational church at Highland
burned TO the ground the other night
Principal Albert A. Williams of the
Michigan mining school at Houghton has
been notified from Washington of his APP
pointment Us geologist To the United
States government.
Saloonist in different parts of the state
have organized liberal association"
the avowed object Of which is TO fight the
prohibitory amendment.
H b. Freer of Alliance, Ohio, stepped
into the office of the Exchange hotel in
Owosso the other day to register, when he
was suddenly stricken with paralysis, and
died in a few hours.
Willie Witt, Is year old boy Of Saginaw
City, was thrown against tree while
tobogganng and his skull was fractured.
IL was at once trepanned, but there is
slight hope Of his recovery.
DR.. Burnett OF Grand Rspids ~ho -w-Ss.
arrested last May on a charge Of obtaining
goods under false pr@enses, hut after
wards released. will begin suit for dam
ages against the former sheriff, Lyman T.
Kinney for 5000, and against Arthur
Bleazby. a wealthy lumberman Of Kalkas-
ka, for $4,000 Bleazby caused Burnett's
arrest by telegraph.
The Detroit, Bay City a. Alpena railroad
has been extended from Alpena to the
river aud side track laid to the mill of
the Comstock brothers.
over 100 jars of whitefish eggs have been
transferred from the hatchery at Alpena
to the Worthwhile hatchery. There were
also brought up in the car several hundred
California and brook trout, and Henry
Bolton of Alpena has planted them in the
Ossineke stream.
Daniel I. Wadsworth and Harvey Dia-
mond Of Ishpeming have brought suit
against John '. Farwell and David w.
Erwin Of Chicago, growing out of legal
complication brought about by Wads-
worths failure for $4,000 in January,
1884. Farwell and Erwin were stockhold-
ers in the Chicago mining corporation,
owing Wadsworth and Diamond $4,000.
The defendants had neglected TO pay their
assessments IL this suit is won another
dividend will he paid the creditors OF the
" adsworth & Diamond bank.
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Charles Brown of Carson City. New, is
visiting his old home in Orion.
Brig. Gen. Smith says it would cost near
ly $50 600 to take the Michigan troops to
Washington next Nav.
DR. Hudson, Salt River physician, is
under arrest on a charge of adultery.
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